*.dat file reader

Hello everyone,

I searched in the help documentation but I didn't find. Is there a function already exixsting in MATLAB in order to open and read a *.DAT file as for example the xlsread ? The *:dat file should contain a tables with the 2 first rows as names and units, the rest is some data.

Thank you for your help

[per isakson]

See Data Import and Export. I would have used textscan, but there are many alternatives. The .DAT extension is not important as long as it's a text file.

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[George]

readtable() should do it. Take a look at 'HeaderLines' if needed.

[William Maudru]

Thank you very much I will try it